So, today I am in Huntsville AL at Redstone Arsenal for a tri service (Army/Navy/USAF) flight symbology working group and design review, and this thread was in the back of my mind as I was viewing a presentation being given on helmet mounted display (HMD) cueing for instrument approaches in degraded visual conditions.

The concept, which has just passed some developmental flight test (DT) milestones, was to present virtual arrows in the pilots HMD field of view, superimposed over the terrain floor, aligned with the desired course to intercept the approach.

Old concepts that worked, reworked to serve anew, as we work to improve degraded visual environment approaches and en route nav. Imagine a series of "virtual" giant arrows superimposed over the ground, easily pointing you on your way, wherever your HMD lets you look.

Wish I could post the design slides... sorry guys, (U) but restricted at this time.

So, today I am in Huntsville AL at Redstone Arsenal for a tri service (Army/Navy/USAF) flight symbology working group and design review, and this thread was in the back of my mind as I was viewing a presentation being given on helmet mounted display (HMD) cueing for instrument approaches in degraded visual conditions.

The concept, which has just passed some developmental flight test (DT) milestones, was to present virtual arrows in the pilots HMD field of view, superimposed over the terrain floor, aligned with the desired course to intercept the approach.

Old concepts that worked, reworked to serve anew, as we work to improve degraded visual environment approaches and en route nav. Imagine a series of "virtual" giant arrows superimposed over the ground, easily pointing you on your way, wherever your HMD lets you look.

Wish I could post the design slides... sorry guys, (U) but restricted at this time.

V/RSpam

Any chance I could get them through NIPR? I'll pm you my Enterprise. We have a guy in our office that is the Mil Symbology guy for all of our products. Would be interesting to see.

So, today I am in Huntsville AL at Redstone Arsenal for a tri service (Army/Navy/USAF) flight symbology working group and design review, and this thread was in the back of my mind as I was viewing a presentation being given on helmet mounted display (HMD) cueing for instrument approaches in degraded visual conditions.

The concept, which has just passed some developmental flight test (DT) milestones, was to present virtual arrows in the pilots HMD field of view, superimposed over the terrain floor, aligned with the desired course to intercept the approach.

Old concepts that worked, reworked to serve anew, as we work to improve degraded visual environment approaches and en route nav. Imagine a series of "virtual" giant arrows superimposed over the ground, easily pointing you on your way, wherever your HMD lets you look.

Wish I could post the design slides... sorry guys, (U) but restricted at this time.

V/RSpam

Any chance I could get them through NIPR? I'll pm you my Enterprise. We have a guy in our office that is the Mil Symbology guy for all of our products. Would be interesting to see.

Probably not. Unclassified but restricted? You still have to have a need to know to access the info. Might want to reconsider asking that restricted info be sent to you on an open internet discussion board, no matter the method of delivery.

So, today I am in Huntsville AL at Redstone Arsenal for a tri service (Army/Navy/USAF) flight symbology working group and design review, and this thread was in the back of my mind as I was viewing a presentation being given on helmet mounted display (HMD) cueing for instrument approaches in degraded visual conditions.

The concept, which has just passed some developmental flight test (DT) milestones, was to present virtual arrows in the pilots HMD field of view, superimposed over the terrain floor, aligned with the desired course to intercept the approach.

Old concepts that worked, reworked to serve anew, as we work to improve degraded visual environment approaches and en route nav. Imagine a series of "virtual" giant arrows superimposed over the ground, easily pointing you on your way, wherever your HMD lets you look.

Wish I could post the design slides... sorry guys, (U) but restricted at this time.

V/RSpam

Any chance I could get them through NIPR? I'll pm you my Enterprise. We have a guy in our office that is the Mil Symbology guy for all of our products. Would be interesting to see.

Probably not. Unclassified but restricted? You still have to have a need to know to access the info. Might want to reconsider asking that restricted info be sent to you on an open internet discussion board, no matter the method of delivery.

Yeah...I'd rather my CC not lose his job and get arrested. I'm not ready to take over the unit yet.

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You can't take the sky from me. Also, I can kill you with my brain. No power in the 'verse can stop me.

There are sometimes lots of distribution restrictions even on totally unclassified, not security related material. Examples are when the material is just pre-release because its just an immature concept, or when some vendor considers it proprietary, or when it just is being staffed around for inputs and the developer is managing versions (config control). In this instance, flying rotary wing platforms in brownouts, snow (whiteouts), flat light, and other visual obscurants is a known, public, safety of flight related problem across military and civil platforms, and we're working on countermeasures.

I'll see if I can get releasables, it really is pretty interesting stuff.

There are sometimes lots of distribution restrictions even on totally unclassified, not security related material. Examples are when the material is just pre-release because its just an immature concept, or when some vendor considers it proprietary, or when it just is being staffed around for inputs and the developer is managing versions (config control). In this instance, flying rotary wing platforms in brownouts, snow (whiteouts), flat light, and other visual obscurants is a known, public, safety of flight related problem across military and civil platforms, and we're working on countermeasures.

I'll see if I can get releasables, it really is pretty interesting stuff.

CheersSpam

Thanks Spam!

At least someone here understands the difference between Wikileaks actions and two mil guys communicating about nothing. Even mentioning the project can be considered disclosure according to a non-disclosure statement so me asking from one govie to another to send across secured channels isn't an issue.

The idea of the HMD design element is that pilots could load the DTED (level 0/1/2) database for their theater, plan their mission, and see the giant arrows for course overlaid on the desert floor as lead in lines, wherever their gaze angle is. Remarkably similar to these early airmail designs, and really a return in a way to the pre-Doolittle instrument flight methods, virtually.

The jokes of course are that whoever does the software coding will be prone to putting in additional elements, e.g. "SEE ROCK CITY", "BURMA.... SHAVE..." "DRINK WHAMMY COLA", or even "BUY RAYTHEON PRODUCTS", all stretched out in giant letters over the terrain.